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Letter to the Editor – setting our cities free
The Editor, Letters Page, The Irish Times. Dear Editor, The principles underlying your Editorial “Set our cities free” (9th June) were both welcome and timely as we enter into the final twelve months period before the 2019 Local Elections. However your proposed solution of referring the matter to another Citizens Assembly would in my view…
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Eoghan Murphy removes another planning right from local Councillors.
Statement by Cllr Dermot Lacey Wednesday 14 March, 2018 Eoghan Murphy removes another planning right from local Councillors. Chair of the Labour Councillors group, Dermot Lacey of Dublin City Council has criticised the withdrawal by the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government Eoghan Murphy, of long established planning rights from Councillors at their municipal…
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Council Matters – 4th anniversary show
This week I appeared on the 4th anniversary edition of Dublin City FM’s Council Matters. It’s a great weekly show about local politics. You can listen to or watch my contribution below.
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Sinn Féin should get brass neck award
“The demand from Sinn Féin that Local Authorities must receive 80% of all funds raised in their areas through the Local Property Tax must surely earn them the title “Brass Neck Hypocrites of the Year”,” according to former Lord Mayor of Dublin and Leader of the Labour Group on Dublin City Council, Councillor Dermot Lacey.…
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One Dublin – Many Dubliners
This essay is an updated version of a contribution to Dublin’s Future edited by Lorcan Sirr and published by The Liffey Press. I am grateful for the co-operation of both in publishing this. The Fair City? Dublin is often described as the ‘Fair City’ – but is it? Is it a city that treats its…
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Speech on Local Government Efficiency Review Report
Speech delivered to Conference on Local Government Efficiency Review Report Wexford. 1st October 2010 “In considering the contents of this Report you have to first of all consider where it emanated from, what was its purpose and who compiled the Final Report. On all three fronts I believe that Local Government and therefore the ordinary…
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Proposed Mayoral Salary Disgracefully High
Press Release Cllr Dermot Lacey, Labour Party City Councillor for Pembroke-Rathmines and former Lord Mayor of Dublin, has branded Minister John Gormley’s proposals to set the salary of the new Mayor of Dublin at the same level as that of a cabinet minister as disgraceful. He has also reiterated his challenge to Bertie Ahern to…
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Coverage of Elections (Letter to the Editor)
Published in The Irish Times 14th May 2009 Madam, – As we begin the final stages of the local and European elections campaign it might be worthwhile reflecting on how politics and these elections are covered in the media. Unfortunately, political integrity and commitment are often presented as if they only occur at the extremes.…
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Need for Public Information Meetings
Arising from the meeting last night in the RDS on the City Development Plan and as promised, I have tabled the following Emergency Motion for the next meeting of the South East Area Committee. I believe it encapsulates the request and intention of those present. It is also something that I would like to see…
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Dubliners & their City
Speech delivered to Citizens and Governance Conference at Dublin Castle, 25th February 2009 I welcome this opportunity to debate with a lot of like minded citizens on the future of our City. I say like minded, not because we all share the same views on how the system works – or should work. Like minded…